Richa Anirudh Age, Wiki and Bio

Quick Info

Profession	Journalist
Nationality	Indian
Date of Birth	31/05/1975
Age	49 years
Birthplace	Shyam Shah Medical College, Rewa, Madhya Pradesh

Bio/Wiki

Profession(s)	Journalist RJ Talk Show Host Author Editor

Physical Stats & More

Height	172 cm
Eye Color	Black
Hair Color	Black

Educational Qualification(s)

School	Seventh Day Adventist School, Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh St. Francis Convent School, Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh Christ The King College, Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh
College/University	Behari Degree College, Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh APTECH Computer Institute, Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh
Educational Qualification	Graduation in Science A Masters Diploma in Computer Software Development

Personal Life

Religion	Hindu
Hobbies	Travelling Reading Listening to Music

Relationships & More

Marital Status	Married
Marriage Date	1997

Family

Husband

Aniruddha Thatte

Children

Son	None
Daughter	Ayesha Thatte (Born as Ishita Thatte)

Parents

Father	Dr. Harish Badal (Doctor)
Mother	Rekha (Homemaker)

Siblings

Brother(s)	Yashh Badal Tapas Badal
Sister	None

Career

Awards, Honours, Achievements

Selected among 12 best anchors of next-generation across all the Indian news channels by Pitch Magazine (2004)
Best Anchor’s award by Ekta Mission (2005)
Amity Media Excellence Award for being the most promising young female journalist (2010)
Awards won by her show ‘Zindagi Live’
‘Best Talk Show’ by indiantelevision.com for six seasons
‘Best Talk Show’ by the Indian Television Academy
Ladli Media Award for gender sensitivity by UNFPA

Favourites

Favourite Food	Golgappe
Favourite Actor	Amitabh Bachchan
Favourite Actress	Waheeda Rehman
Favourite Colour	White
Favourite Travel Destination	Kashmir

Some Lesser Known Facts

Richa was born in Rewa, Madhya Pradesh, into a middle-class family.
Her family relocated to Uttar Pradesh shortly after her birth and settled in a small Primary Health Centre (P.H.C.) in Mundha Pande.
They later moved to Dhanaura in the Moradabad district of UP.
At the age of 6, Richa's family moved to Jhansi due to her father's job transfer.
She excelled in arts and actively engaged in co-curricular activities during her school years.
After completing her Masters Diploma, Richa shifted to Delhi and began working at SPIC MACAY.
In 1996, she commenced her career as a freelance anchor on DD-National, hosting the program "Ankur."